Clams with Zucchini and Jalapeño

Ingredients

1 small onion

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 fresh jalapeño chile

crusty Italian or French bread

1 cup dry white wine

2 small zucchini

4 small hard-shelled clams such as littlenecks

Scrub clams well and in a large bowl cover with salted cold water. Cut zucchini into 2 x 1/2-inch sticks. Wearing rubber gloves, halve jalapeño lengthwise and discard seeds from one half. Finely chop jalapeño and onion. In a large saucepan heat 2 tablespoons butter over moderately high heat until...